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Silvio E. Petricciani: The Evolution of Gaming in Nevada: The Twenties to the Eighties

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Silvio E. Petricciani: The Evolution of Gaming in Nevada: The Twenties to the Eighties

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University of Nevada Oral History Program

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Livorgno, Italy, Reno, Nevada, Palace Club, Center Street, Commercial Row, gambling, gaming industry, Lake Tahoe, John Petricciani, World War II, Las Vegas, Nevada, El Dorado, El Rancho, Fremont, Stardust, Summa Corporation
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University of Nevada Oral History Program
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English
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Transcripts of interviews in the University of Nevada Oral History Archive are copyrighted materials. They may be downloaded and/or printed for personal reference and educational use, but not sold or used in commercial products without permission.
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Silvio Petricciani was born in Reno on December 1, 1917. His parents, John and Julia Petricciani, had immigrated to northern California from Livorgno, Italy, and then to Reno. Silvio Petricciani’s activities in gaming began during his high school years as he assisted his father in maintaining and repairing slot machines. Petricciani was associated with four Las Vegas casinos: the El Dorado, the El Rancho, the Fremont, and the Stardust.  In 1964, Silvio Petricciani returned to Reno to resume active management of the Palace Club. Under his guidance, the club was remodeled and developed into one of Reno's most popular small casinos. Mr. Petricciani also gives recollections of his childhood and youth in Reno, of gambling in Nevada from the 1920s to the 1970s, and of his love of aviation and many experiences as a pilot. There are also notes on the Petricciani family, and on his many civic and charitable contributions.

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Oral history transcripts from the University of Nevada Oral History Program are derived from interviews recorded between 1964 and 2014. The archive is housed and managed in Special Collections in the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries. Original audio recordings of most interviews are available for research purposes upon request. High-resolution copies of photographs from transcripts can also be requested from Special Collections.Inquiries about the University of Nevada Oral History Archive may be addressed to UNR Special Collections (specoll@unr.edu, 775-682-5665).

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2018-06-29 23:48:04
Date-digital
2012
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PetriccianiSilvio
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Interview-date
1977-1978
Interviewee
Petricciani, Silvio E., 1914-
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Totton, Kathryn M.
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